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9 Secrets of Cottage Style

10 Secrets of Cottage Style

Known for her lively, low-key designs, Jane Coslick shares her trademark tips for adding oomph to plain interiors with salvaged finds and buckets of paint

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Make an old-fashioned rope swing, with instructions for parents and kids

How to Build a Tree Swing

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Invest a little cash and get a big improvement in how your home looks and feels. The editors of This Old House give...

100 DIY Upgrades for Under $100

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Inspirational home and yard transformations from TOH fans just like you!

Reader Remodels

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Narragansett Idea House 2018 Craftsman-style cottage

We are excited to be partnering with Union Studio and Sweenor Builders for our 2018 TOH Idea House in Narragansett,...

Narragansett Idea House | 2018 Idea House

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Smart ideas for cooling your home, maintaining your yard and garden, planting trees, building a deck, and more summer...

Summer Upkeep

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Easy DIY upgrades for a pet-friendly home. See below for step-by-step tutorials, solutions to common pet problems,...

Have Pets? DIY Projects You'll Love

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Doug and Casey Hinkle of Ohio wowed the judges with their kitchen renovation

Competition was intense, but these TOH Insiders' projects were recognized as the best of the best

See the Winners of the Tommy Awards

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Super fans and This Old House INSIDER membership cardholders got a first look at the home that will be featured...

TOH Fans Attend the Charleston Wrap Party

A Letter from Roger Cook

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Centriq is on a mission to radically simplify your life as a homeowner. Learn how

Centriq | The Ultimate Mobile App for Home Organization, Repair and Maintenance

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We proudly support the mikeroweWORKS Foundation through our Generation Next campaign. Together, we're...

Generation NEXT

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Find the zone for your town to determine what plants will flourish in your yard.

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

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Now you can purchase the project plans featured in full episodes of The New Yankee Workshop

The New Yankee Workshop | Get Norm's Building Plans

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Every month, Ask This Old House and The Home Depot will present a practical home improvement...

DIY Smarts

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It was an honor to work alongside this wonderful young man and such a tragedy to lose him. Austin will always be a...

Austin Wilson: In Memoriam

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This Old House projects you can build with the whole family. And enjoy for a lifetime.

Family Projects

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This Old House joined a bipartisan panel to advance the dialogue around the existing skills gap in America. Here...

This Old House Heads to Washington D.C. to Talk to Legislators About the Skills Gap

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I Like To Make Stuff’s Bob Clagett uses concrete and epoxy to bring the beach indoors

Best of the Web: I Like to Make Stuff

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Sharpen your blades before you retire your mower this year, and save yourself some work come spring

How to Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades

There is a way! Learn how with this quick video tutorial from Crane & Canopy

Best of the Web | How to Fold a Fitted Sheet

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Easily removable, peel-and-stick wallpaper is a great (and renter-friendly!) way to spruce up a room, whether it ...

10 Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper Patterns for Your Home

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These stylish and eco-friendly pieces are made of plastic retrieved from the ocean!

Yardbird Transforms Ocean Trash Into Patio Furniture

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This simple DIY project is a dream come true for pooches who have a hard time jumping into bed at night

How to Build a Dog Ramp

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Stash the leftovers from your morning pot of joe for these clever household uses

10 Uses for Coffee Grounds

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How to create a backyard play area, with instructions for parents and kids

How to Build a Sandbox

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How to make decorative modular boxes, with instructions for parents and kids

How to Build Wall Cubbies

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Erick Ellison and Carly Comitino were selected from our Generation NEXT casting call to be apprentices in Brookline,...

Meet Brookline-Generation NEXT Apprentices Erick and Carly

Norm and apprentice Nathan talk about Givz

Givz, available as an app and a website, allows you to easily donate to your favorite charities. This is how you can...

An App That Helps You Support Generation NEXT and Young Tradespeople

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Everything you need to know to select and maintain these unsung heroes of roof-water management

All About Gutters

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Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows a homeowner in Orlando how to plant a low-maintenance...

How to Install a Self-Watering Garden

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How to make a sturdy display table, with instructions for parents and kids

How to Build a Lemonade Stand

Picnic tables, trestle tables, and simple side tables are examples of 20 table projects from This Old House

Pick a project! Everything you need to know to build the perfect table this weekend

17 Ways to Build a Table

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Ask This Old House electrician Scott Caron demonstrates how fuses and circuit breakers protect a home.

How Fuses and Circuit Breakers Work

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Easy ways to improve your home during the summer

10 Summer Fixes

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Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows the basics of changing a toilet

How to Change a Toilet

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Sweltering through another summer parked in front of a window AC unit? Here’s what you need to know before investing...

Read This Before You Install Central Air Conditioning

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This Old House decodes the differences between the various types of stain so that you can get the look you want

All About Exterior Stain

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Cleaning mildew off of your house the right way is safer and more effective than using bleach

How to Remove Mildew From Siding

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A step-by-step guide to putting in a versatile and stylish fixture

How to Install a Ceiling Fan

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Bulbs are pretty easygoing, but with these tips you can help maximize blooms and increase the odds that they'll...

Care of Summer-Blooming Bulbs

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Perfect-cut lawn mowing tips from This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook

How to Mow a Lawn Like a Pro

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In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook creates a rustic gravel walkway

How to Lay a Gravel Path

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TOH's Team Saturday shows you how to entertain friends with a yard-size version of this ball-drop game, made from...

How to Build a Shishkaball Ball-Drop Game

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